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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 September 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry122 applications · 54 places offered · 49 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 3.2; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 1.3; Kent median median 2.5
- This school
- Kent median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 54 | 122 | 2.3 | 49 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 51 | 111 | 2.2 | 44 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 158 | 2.6 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 118 | 2.0 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 143 | 2.4 | 66 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 59 | 129 | 2.2 | 52 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2020 | 49 | 110 | 2.2 | 45 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 22 | 28 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.55 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 79% · Writing 88% · Maths 76% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76% | 12% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 13% | 107 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 80% | 0% | 109 | 106 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Finberry Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · KentImproved significantly20251.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KentRemains Good20243.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · KentRemains Good202373%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · KentGood20221.4applications per place
- 2.8 km · Kent20263.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · KentGood20243.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141881 · 886/2061
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 418 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- Avocet Way, Finberry, Ashford, TN25 7GS
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources